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  • Valparaiso University business student Yingxin (Grace) Zhang ’25 stands in front of the Chapel of the Resurrection, smiling while holding up a medal.

    A Beacon’s Reflection | Yingxin (Grace) Zhang ’25

    When I first arrived in America, I was a forty-year-old college freshman, a military spouse, and an immigrant from Changchun, China. Adjusting to a new culture wasn’t easy. Not being able to work, I found purpose through volunteer work with the American Red Cross and a local church. Every day, I would ride my bike […]

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Four Valparaiso University Seniors, Alumni Named Fulbright Semifinalists
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Four Valparaiso University Seniors, Alumni Named Fulbright Semifinalists

March 9, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – The Fulbright U.S. Student Program has announced its semifinalists for the 2021–2022 academic year, and four Valpo students and

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Valpo Recognized Among Most Transfer Friendly Schools in the Nation
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Valpo Recognized Among Most Transfer Friendly Schools in the Nation

March 3, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University has been named to the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Transfer Honor Roll for the second

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Following Your Faith
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Following Your Faith

For graduates like Emily Smith ’19, the combination of academic and spiritual growth she enjoyed at Valparaiso University and the Chapel of the Resurrection has

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Valparaiso University Announces Reimagined Communication and Visual Arts Department
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Valparaiso University Announces Reimagined Communication and Visual Arts Department

Feb. 22, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University’s communication department and art department will merge into the Department of Communication and Visual Arts. Courses will be

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Valparaiso University Honored as Military Friendly School
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Valparaiso University Honored as Military Friendly School

Feb. 18, 2021 – Valparaiso, Indiana – Valparaiso University is a 2021–2022 Military Friendly® School as announced by VIQTORY, a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business and

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Valpo Announces Vice President for Student Life
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Valpo Announces Vice President for Student Life

Feb. 15, 2021 – Valparaiso, Ind. – Valparaiso University has named Steven Janowiak, M.Ed., as the vice president for student life. Janowiak has served in the

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Four Valparaiso University Seniors Named Orr Fellows
Campus in the fall

Four Valparaiso University Seniors Named Orr Fellows

Hannah Forton ’21, Lillia Pogue ’21, Maggie Schaller ’21 and Kaitlyn Steinhiser ’21 have been named to the prestigious Orr Fellowship, recognizing them as future

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VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY TO RETIRE 
CRUSADER MASCOT
Campus in the fall

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY TO RETIRE 
CRUSADER MASCOT

Faith-based university says symbol not representative of its core values Interim President Colette Irwin-Knott of Valparaiso University (“Valpo”) announced today that it will retire its

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CRUSADER MASCOT

Valparaiso University Student Recognized by Lutheran College Washington Consortium
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Valparaiso University Student Recognized by Lutheran College Washington Consortium

Maria Marzullo ’21 received the Dr. Christopher C. Joyner Memorial Award for Academic Excellence while studying with the Lutheran College Washington Semester (LCWS) Program in

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